Request to Fifa is pitched as effort to repair US ties with country even as Iran says it is ready to participate

President’s latest mixed signal comes as US sends more troops to region

Request to Fifa is pitched as effort to repair US ties with country even as Iran says it is ready to participate

US special envoy Zampolli hopes for Italy involvement at World Cup as doubts remain over Iran’s participation

The plan is reportedly an effort to repair ties between Trump and a onetime world ally, who has slammed the president's attacks on Pope Leo XIV.